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Outdoors in Tellico Plains

Few parks or trails are on the map in Tellico Plains

1% of Tellico Plains’ land is conserved, about 16 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Tellico Plains, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
16 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

16 conserved acres

1% of Tellico Plains’ land. Who manages Tellico Plains’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service16 ac
National Forest · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cherokee National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service16Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Tellico Plains

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Tellico Plains

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Scott MansionBuilding · listed 1993
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When to get out

The best walking months in Tellico Plains: April to June

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)495463727985888883736152
Rain (in)4.95.05.44.84.55.04.84.24.23.34.85.4

October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tellico Plains →

Questions about parks and trails in Tellico Plains

Is there public land near Tellico Plains?

71,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tellico Plains or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tellico Plains neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →